Hi, @Opicana !
Here's a list of the features/qualities of blogs I really enjoy:
1) Hosted on WordPress - I will read blogs that are not hosted on WordPress, but it's extra effort for me because I usually read from the WordPress Reader--that's how I keep up with the blogs I follow. So if I'm following a blog that's not on WordPress, I have to remember to go there to check for updates, and it's harder for me to "like" and comment on the posts.
2) Written with love, enthusiasm, and passion - the one quality that all the stories I enjoy most have in common is that the writers really enjoy what they're doing. It's evident that every stage, from creating characters/Sims, playing the game, taking the screenshots, writing the story, and making final edits are all done with love, engagement, and passion! That type of writer-interest just has a way of transmitting through the story, and that keeps me hooked!
3) Written because the writer NEEDS to write this story--All the stories I read and love are written because, on some level, the writer just has to tell the story! Maybe they're exploring an issue they're curious about... maybe they fell in love with their Sims... maybe they just love the feeling of writing the story. Every story that I love comes out of this place of the writer needing to tell that particular story--and that's what keeps me engaged!
Some of the stories I love have lots of screenshots, and some have none! Some have really short posts (like 50 words) and some very long posts (like 5000 words). They're written from every imaginable perspective. They're dramatic, fantastical, everyday, and challenges. I like the whole range, as long as points 2 and 3 are the sources of inspiration for them.
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